I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.
Russell Simmons - Change - Politicians - Help - Poverty

I want to fight poverty and ignorance and give opportunity to those people who are locked out.
Russell Simmons - Change - Help - Poverty - Opportunity

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all "see" a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere.
Russell Simmons - Hope - God

Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under.
Russell Simmons - Government - America

America, you know, they always separate people because of race. They've been able to convince, 'The niggers are coming.' You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people. Not only because there are more mixes of people, but because people are more open-minded about each other. So I think in the future, America has a great, great opportunity, and mostly because of hip-hop.
Russell Simmons - Change - Opportunity - America

I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have.
Russell Simmons - Goals - Employee

The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
Russell Simmons - Creativity - Imagination

The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions.
Russell Simmons - Change - Poverty - Hard Work